Show international typographical UNION its forty second annual convention opened in louisville louisville oct B athe the forty second annual convention of 0 tile the international typographical union opened today to day mayor taylor delivered the address of 0 welcome colonel R 11 kelly editor of the commercial welcomed the typos on ca behalf of the press and H A boles president ot of local typographical union on behalf of the tha local printers president Pres Pre colts scotts annual report was read the convention adjourned at noon until tuesday morning this afternoon there was cstreet astr Ls treet cel parade in which the alie oldest member of 0 the internal I 1 1 I 1 A 1 0 40 e I 1 6 I 1 I 1 I 1 e 0 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 J I 1 va i rif ia 1 I 1 0 I 1 k I 1 W 33 1 prescott ott lional typographical union james B watson of this city aged 83 82 year yeam participated the first drat business was the reception of the report of the law committee ane union by a vote of 75 to 25 ref refused u s c d to extend the terms of 0 the officers f from r 0 in one year to two years a an 3 recommended by thep resident it also so refused to 10 change the meetings to biennial meetings insa as recommended by the committee on oil laws when the question of changing the law making the death benefit tco NO instead of 50 50 as at present came up a long lone dIrcus discussion sion ensued the union finally voted against the change it Is expected that this wilt will be the larg largest e at convention of tta its kind ever held and delegates from every part of the united slates and canada Canad awill will be present important subject will be c considered onside red among them the rapid adoption of tile hie type insetting machines the report of president W 13 pres N coit it of indianapolis will be full of in ter or t as it deals nith a number of questions ing printers and incidentally dentally lv trade unionism at larke large hr il Is only so 30 years of age and romes comes from toronto toron to canada ile he entered the office of a toronto ell jr journel journal journ nl and joined tile typographical union in 1883 lit ile has haa ever since taken active part in its councils lie ile was elected to the presidency or of the toronto union in 1880 and filled hilled the office domce tor for three years lie he has baa been elected reelected re for the third term as president of the international typographical union |